Hudson Heartbeat A132851 This is an original acrylic

This is an original acrylic on wood painting

Pine needles coiled with varying colors of C-Lon thread on a gourd dyed with alcohol inks

Cut from Poplar on a band saw and painted with latex enamel

Polished "bumps" contrast with matte spirals

iron when wet with light steam)

Hudson Heartbeat A132851 This is an original acrylicInspired by the Hudson River watershedan important source of water throughout New Yorkthis abstracted map utilizes shades of red fabric to depict its waterways as blood vessels, bringing water, life and oxygen to the surrounding lands. Improvisationally pieced, it displays a matchstick quilt and is ready to hang.